…Police confirm incident, CP orders investigation

There is growing anger in Eru Junction, Iwo, Osun State, following the alleged assault of a 68-year-old woman, Mrs Ayetimiyi Ibironke, by a gang of suspected thugs.

The attack, which reportedly occurred on September 6, 2026, was allegedly led by one Saheed Ajani, popularly known as “Executive”, alongside other suspected hoodlums identified as Taiye Agbede, Isa, also known as “Iroko”, Eje and Ileogbo.

The victim’s children alleged that they rushed to the Adeeke Police Station, Iwo, to seek intervention after the attack began, but claimed that the Divisional Police Officer, Sunday Fayofunmi Osungbure, failed to act.

One of the victim’s children said: “The DPO told us he cannot do anything, that the issue is beyond him. Despite our cries and plea that the police should intervene, we were ignored.

“Saheed Ajani and his boys eventually beat our mother until she fainted before they left her. They succeeded in using blows to remove her teeth as she was soaked in blood.”

The family alleged that Ajani remained free after the incident and had allegedly used the same police station to harass them through what they described as trumped-up allegations.

“Instead of arresting Saheed Ajani, the police are now arresting us, claiming we retaliated when Ajani was attacking our mother,” one of the children alleged.

A human rights activist in Iwo, Nurudeen Ibraheem, who later intervened in the matter, said the woman was allegedly beaten unconscious after she refused to allow some people to take bottles from her shop, where she sells pepper soup and drinks.

According to Ibraheem, the incident was linked to a clash between two groups of commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada riders.
He said some persons allegedly stormed Ibironke’s shop to collect bottles for use during the clash.

The two groups were reportedly led by Ajani and one Muri from Osogbo, with the dispute allegedly connected to control of commercial motorcycle operations in Iwo.

Ibraheem said Ibironke’s refusal to allow Ajani’s associates to take bottles from her shop allegedly angered the group, which then attacked her.

“It was at a point when the woman passed out that they left her, thinking she was already dead. They boasted that no police could arrest them,” he alleged.

Ibraheem further alleged that the police at Adeeke Station failed to arrest Ajani and his associates despite the family’s report.

The victim was subsequently rushed to hospital in a pool of blood, where she was said to have received treatment after being resuscitated.

One of her children said: “Our mother, aged 68, Mrs Ayetimiyi Ibironke, was attacked by Saheed Ajani and his gang after she objected to some persons taking bottles from her shop during a dispute involving commercial motorcyclists.

“She was severely brutalised and all the efforts we made to stop them were abortive. She was eventually hospitalised in critical condition after she was resuscitated.

“A pregnant woman, Arowolo Victoria, was also attacked and injured.”
The family also alleged that the suspects questioned Ibironke’s right to live and operate her business in Iwoland on the grounds that she was not an indigene.

They expressed concern over the alleged failure of the Adeeke DPO to promptly intervene despite being informed of the crisis.

The family called for urgent police intervention, a thorough investigation, the arrest and prosecution of the identified suspects and other participants, as well as the preservation of relevant evidence.

They also demanded an investigation into the alleged police inaction and appropriate measures to prevent further violence.

The Adeeke DPO, Osungbure, could not be reached for comment as his telephone line was not connecting at the time of filing this report.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer in Osun State, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident and said the Commissioner of Police had ordered a full investigation.Ojelabi denied allegations of police inaction or unwillingness to arrest the suspects, saying the CP had invited the parties involved and questioned them.
He said the outcome of the investigation would be made public next Monday